ObituaryObituaryGrammy Award-Winning Jazz Drummer Lawrence Leathers Dead at 37Jay Connor6/04/19 4:00PM
MusicMusic10 Thoughts About the Wu-Tang Clan and Their Showtime Documentary Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics & MenPanama Jackson5/31/19 2:00PM
NewsNewsGrammy-Winning Singer Peabo Bryson Hospitalized After Suffering Heart AttackJay Connor4/29/19 1:38PM
The Root VideoThe Root VideoThe Ladies of SWV Will Have You 'Weak' With This Black-Ass InterviewJessica Moulite4/29/19 12:30PM
MusicMusicFrankie Beverly Calls Beyoncé’s ‘Before I Let Go’ Cover ‘One of the High Points of My Life’Jay Connor4/25/19 11:30AM
MusicMusicRevisiting Zhané's Debut Album, the Perfectly 90s Album, Pronounced Jah-NayPanama Jackson4/19/19 9:35AM
Hot Girl Shit: Megan Thee Stallion Lands On BillBoard Hot 100 With 'Big Ole Freak'Corey Townsend4/16/19 2:00PM
MusicMusicToday’s Work Soundtrack Is If Beale Street Was Chopped and I’m Going to Flourish Because of ItTonja Renée Stidhum3/11/19 3:52PM
Black ExcellenceBlack ExcellenceJanet Jackson—Ms. Jackson, If You’re Nasty—Has Announced a Vegas ResidencyCorey Townsend2/26/19 6:34PM
MusicMusicOn the 20th Anniversary of ‘Back That Azz Up,’ We’re Still Dropping It Like It’s HotMichael Harriot2/24/19 12:46PM
Hot TeaHot TeaFollowing a Massive Attack from Nicki Minaj's Barbz, BET Issues Apology for Crass TweetCorey Townsend2/12/19 10:05AM
MusicMusicJennifer Lopez's Motown Tribute at the Grammys Gentrified the GenreCorey Townsend2/11/19 11:48AM
CultureCultureBarack Obama Released His Favorite Songs, Movies and Books of 2018. Yes, It's Black as HellTonja Renée Stidhum12/28/18 12:19PM
Black ExcellenceBlack ExcellenceUnreleased Music From Beyoncé Leaked and Somebody's Probably Getting FiredCorey Townsend12/21/18 9:23AM
MusicMusicAmerica Needs to Have a Conversation About White People Covering ‘No Diggity’Michael Harriot12/20/18 6:30PM
EntertainmentEntertainmentBlack Artists Are Rejecting Offers to Perform for Super Bowl Halftime ShowMichael Harriot12/19/18 3:13PM
In Water Is Wet News: Lauryn Hill (Still) Shows Up 2 Hours Late to ConcertsCorey Townsend11/21/18 1:31PM
EntertainmentEntertainmentTekashi 6ix9ine Asks Who’s Gonna Stop Him From Saying the N-Word…Will He Keep That Same Energy in Prison?Natalie Degraffinried11/21/18 11:38AM
